As a matter of fact, the present generation in Afghanistan has been victimized over the last 25 years of perpetual wars and sufferings! As the youth of other nations, this generation too had plenty of dreams, hopes, ambitions and plans. Unfortunately, wars made them disappointed and frustrated, turned them into fighters and smugglers and scattered them around the world. What has this generation learnt After 25 years of instability? what did our youth gain? In spite of all these sufferings, pains, ignorance and miseries, can their dreams still be materialized?

This generation is like a vehicle without an engine or a house without a roof! I must say that our people are intelligent and talented! But they were prevented from the blessings of education during the past 25 years of wars. Who to blame? Our people, history or colonial forces? Let history be the judge!

Our clear message to the International Community is that we -the present generation- want to get rid of wars, hostility, disaster, starvation and corruption in our society as soon as possible. I am 25 years old and was born in a war-hit area in 1980. What have I learnt since my birth? Honestly, the only thing I know is how to operate or fire a rocket and other weapons. I know more than 23 types of weapons and many types of ammunitions, which the environment where I was brought up thought me. It is very natural and common for the present generation of Afghanistan. Therefore, our lovely and exhausted country urgently needs real peace and stability. Hopefully the west would help us reach that goal as they have been themselves victims of World War I and World War II and have experienced fascism and communism.

Meanwhile, the present government and the International Community have total responsibility and moral obligations to provide sufficient educational facilities to our youth across the country. With this, all terrorism and wrong-doings will be rooted out and the world would become a safer place. Otherwise, incidents such as September 11 will repeat in many more countries.

Ahmad Shah Massoud (Peace Be upon Him) once personally wrote to President George Bush and warned him of the risk of terrorism. But his message was not taken seriously until the 11^th of September incident occurred in the USA.  If one reads Massoud’s message to President Gorge Bush, one would realize that the roots of both calamities and peace lay in Afghanistan, which serves as a backbone for a stable Asia.

Below is Massoud’s message:

In the name of God,

 Mr Chairman, honourable representatives of the people of the United States of America, 

 I send this message to you today on behalf of the freedom and peace-loving people of Afghanistan, the Mujahedeen freedom fighters who resisted and defeated Soviet communism, the men and women who are still resisting oppression and foreign hegemony and, in the name of more than one and a half million Afghan martyrs who sacrificed their lives to uphold some of the same values and ideals shared by most Americans and Afghans alike. This is a crucial and unique moment in the history of Afghanistan and the world, a time when Afghanistan has crossed yet another threshold and is entering a new stage of struggle and resistance for its survival as a free nation and independent state.

I have spent the past 20 years, most of my youth and adult life, alongside my compatriots, at the service of the Afghan nation, fighting an uphill battle to preserve our freedom, independence, right to self-determination and dignity. Afghans fought for God and country, sometime alone, at other times with the support of the international community. Against all odds, we, meaning the free world and Afghans, halted and checkmated Soviet expansionism a decade ago. But the embattled people of my country did not savour the fruits of victory. Instead they were thrust in a whirlwind of foreign intrigue, deception, great-gamesmanship and internal strife. Our country and our noble people were brutalized, the victims of misplaced greed, hegemonic designs and ignorance. We Afghans erred too. Our shortcomings were as a result of political innocence, inexperience, vulnerability, victimization, bickering and inflated egos. But by no means does this justify what some of our so-called Cold War allies did to undermine this just victory and unleash their diabolical plans to destroy and subjugate Afghanistan.

Today, the world clearly sees and feels the results of such misguided and evil deeds. South-Central Asia is in turmoil, some countries on the brink of war. Illegal drug production, terrorist activities and planning are on the rise. Ethnic and religiously-motivated mass murders and forced displacements are taking place, and the most basic human and women’s rights are shamelessly violated. The country has gradually been occupied by fanatics, extremists, terrorists, mercenaries, drug Mafias and professional murderers. One faction, the Taliban, which by no means rightly represents Islam, Afghanistan or our centuries-old cultural heritage, has with direct foreign assistance exacerbated this explosive situation. They are unyielding and unwilling to talk or reach a compromise with any other Afghan side.

Unfortunately, this dark accomplishment could not have materialized without the direct support and involvement of influential governmental and non-governmental circles in Pakistan. Aside from receiving military logistics, fuel and arms from Pakistan, our intelligence reports indicate that more than 28,000 Pakistani citizens, including paramilitary personnel and military advisers are part of the Taliban occupation forces in various parts of Afghanistan. We currently hold more than 500 Pakistani citizens including military personnel in our POW camps. Three major concerns - namely terrorism, drugs and human rights - originate from Taliban-held areas but are instigated from Pakistan, thus forming the inter-connecting angles of an evil triangle. For many Afghans, regardless of ethnicity or religion, Afghanistan, for the second time in one decade, is once again an occupied country.

Let me correct a few fallacies that are propagated by Taliban backers and their lobbies around the world. This situation over the short and long-run, even in case of total control by the Taliban, will not be to anyone’s interest. It will not result in stability, peace and prosperity in the region. The people of Afghanistan will not accept such a repressive regime. Regional countries will never feel secure and safe. Resistance will not end in Afghanistan, but will take on a new national dimension, encompassing all Afghan ethnic and social strata.

The goal is clear. Afghans want to regain their right to self-determination through a democratic or traditional mechanism acceptable to our people. No one group, faction or individual has the right to dictate or impose its will by force or proxy on others. But first, the obstacles have to be overcome, the war has to end, just peace established and a transitional administration set up to move us toward a representative government.

We are willing to move toward this noble goal. We consider this as part of our duty to defend humanity against the scourge of intolerance, violence and fanaticism. But the international community and the democracies of the world should not waste any valuable time, and instead play their critical role to assist in any way possible the valiant people of Afghanistan overcome the obstacles that exist on the path to freedom, peace, stability and prosperity. Effective pressure should be exerted on those countries that stand against the aspirations of the people of Afghanistan. I urge you to engage in constructive and substantive discussions with our representatives and all Afghans who can and want to be part of a broad consensus for peace and freedom for Afghanistan.

With all due respect and my best wishes for the government and people of the United States,

Ahmad Shah Massoud

Honestly, we don’t want to mislead the world more then 3 times as Pakistan’s government did, but we draw a very sophisticated map for finalizing the conflict in Middle East, central Asia, and other parts of the world by making our country Afghanistan and the rest of the world definitely, thoroughly and absolutely peaceful. If not, you will see the result slowly, but very bitterly and seriously …!
Naturally, no one wants war, hostility, and brutality in his country, but if some other countries impose it on them, they do not have any choice but merely to protect themselves. Our youth are suffering in Afghan society today! Even simple and basic requirements of their lives are being destroyed. This is the real story that our people generally, and our new generation specifically, are being faced with!

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Resource:

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